NBA superstar Dwight Howard opened up recently and chatted about fatherhood with Esquire magazine. If you don’t know by now, he is the father of VH1’s Basketball Wives cast member Royce Reed’s son. She wasn’t just on the show for knowing how to twerk it and drop it like it’s hot, she actually was a baller baby mama.

It’s no secret that the two have a very public and uneasy custody battle, so it was surprising that he discussed his relationship with his son.

I know it’s a subject you haven’t wanted to talk about publicly, but is fatherhood a part of your life?
It’s very important. Hopefully me and my son’s mom will come to a better agreement for my son. When I do see him, we have the best time in the world. He acts just like me. He tries to run like me. He looks back and smiles like me. Fatherhood is great and it will get better. He’s young. He’s gonna need his father in his life. People say you don’t need a father to be successful. I take offense to that. I had an argument with my mom about Father’s Day and why it’s not celebrated like Mother’s Day.

I’ve been around the NBA enough as a writer to see the women who would give anything just to get impregnated. And I’ve seen the men who didn’t care how many kids they had in how many different places, just as long as they had someone to f*ck on the road. Pardon my French.
I understand. With some of my teammates, they try so hard to be around their kid, and then the mother of their child makes it so hard. A lot of guys just say, “I’m not gonna deal with it.”

It’s always the kids who pay the price.
I would never, ever desert my child. A lot of my friends didn’t have fathers growing up, and they were very upset that their fathers weren’t around. I was lucky to have mine around.

Well, As stated last week pertaining 2 BBW season 4 tht things may change & after SEVERAL conversations I have decided 2 return for Season 4

How much, I don’t know because I won’t compromise my career. I was NEVER cut/fired & my decision to return is solely based on negotiations, & messages from my fans. I love y’all & u will see a different side of me Season 4. #ImOuttie

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A father might not be “needed” to be successful, but it is nice to have a father in one’s life. My father just happened to be the spark God used to start me on my career in television; and we had a great relationship, before he passsed away.

Real good mothers do what they do; and my mother was exceptional, raising six children and still earning her BA is business, before she passed away. I thank God for having had them both as influences.

“he is the father of VH1’s Basketball Wives Miami cast member Royce Reed”
I don’t watch Basketball Wives or anything, but isn’t he a little young to be Royce’s father Necole? Don’t you mean baby father or something…

thats true I thought I was fine without my dad…until my grandfather took me by the hand sat me down, and starting giving me all this adivce, and thats when i realized I need a mail figure in my life. Then my step dad came along and wooooooo LIFE CHanger! I can’t tell you how much advice her gave me about men, and it’s changed my perspective on what to take and what not to take when handling men. It’s crazy that a couple of men have done that for me. All i will say is I have friends who are wonderful women without father, but they still do some things that are silly when it comes to men, and other issues. I used to be one of them, but my life has been a bit better with my granddad and step dad.

I’ve watched all 3 seasons of the show and not once do I recall ever hearing or seeing any evidence that Royce had a son. The very first season they played here like a jump off like she was only a dancer for Miami thats how she made it on the show. I am so disappointed….

Dwight seems like hes a good dude (far as parenting wise.) And Royce thats my girl…but make yo damn mind up! One minute u on the show…then the next u off the show. Get it togetha booboo. Still my gurl tho. Lol

That lil boy is too cute!!!
Idk why people fight so much over custody
If i had a child, i wouldnt try so hard to
give the father a tough time, because my baby will need him
but then again if i had a child, i’d be married so i wont
have to struggle with all that. Anyway,to each his own..

there needs to me more women out there like you, but just rmemeber marriage doesn’t always mean perfection when it comes to having kids. Not shooting your thoughts down, but there is a possibility that it might not work out, and I think the custody battles in divorce are like 10 times worse then GF/BF couples.

Cause you get married doesnt mean you’ll stay married. Happily ever after doesnt happen most of the time. Anyway, did she say her career?????

+4 oh yes Reply:October 19th, 2011 at 12:38 pm

Thank you! people act as if having a child after you get married GUARANTEEs that you wont end up a single parent..NOT! And over half the population is here by unmarried parents so STOP. I’m not saying its ok to have children out of wedlock but damn, its happened and people have gotten divorced after having kids.

Dee Reply:October 19th, 2011 at 6:29 pm

Her career is being the child’s mother, because I know she is getting paid big time child support. Can you imagine the smile on her face when she confirmed she was pregnant? She probably looked like Jerry(Tom and Jerry)…ugh

Star Reply:October 20th, 2011 at 6:44 pm

Did u c her on the show? Honey she always looked a mess!!!

+12 Lee Ma Reply:October 19th, 2011 at 10:13 am

LMAO @ Royce. What “career”?…Fans???… Girl stop! Her ass was never leaving the show to begin with. All this is just publicity.

It’s not Royce who needs to get her business together; it’s VH1. One
of the things that Royce asked for BEFORE she return to the show; is
that VH1 show more of her business & charity side; which VH1 said
they would showcase; and once she let’s them know her schedule; VH1
began to pull back on their agreement and not live up to it; It was at
that point Royce didn’t want to be a part of the show.

So, tell VH1 to honor their agreement and NOT showcase ONLY the drama!
True it’s a TV show; but come on!

So is this a fact or a rumor. LOL at VH1 bending over backwards for a baby mama that was never a wife to begin.
Meanwhile, those that were actual wives get their business/charity ventures cut out just as much. I thought it was so sad at the reunion they have a less than 2 minute clip of Tami and a couple of the girls doing charity work.

ummmmm…don’t you think it Suzie needs to get HER gossip
straight. Royce DID NOT say she was going to leave the show.
What she said to Suzie, that if VH1 only wants to showcase
the drama; then and ONLY then I do not want to be a part of
the show.

Why is fathers always blaming not seeing there kids on the mother if u want to see your child spend time with them u will take the proper legal actions and make it happen. He stayed talking to lawyers about suing her far as mentioning his name and showing pictures of his son. Put that same time and effort in going about seeing his child.

They probably gave her more money to stay and theres nothing wrong with wanting to get your money up. I like Royce on the show she changed from how she use to be. Know its time for Evelyn and the rest of the drama queens to grow the hell up they to dam old to be fighting and talking behind people backs.

Some Women do often make it very difficult for fathers to see the kids.
Legal action can help the situation but it does not solve the issue.
Parents should always make the children available to the non-custodial parent
unless the children would be in some type of harm or danger. Children will eventually
grow up to resent the parent who purposefully kept them away from their parent.
Some women find it quite difficult to seperate the relationship with the man from
the relationship that he should have with his children….especially if she has been
scorned. But we must do EVERYTHING we can to help and hinder our children from having
a relationship with their Dads. It the long run it will only help the kids become better parents and productive members of society.

Hello! this is true! The fathers don’t have enough fight to go through it all. If i were a child and I saw the lengths my dad went through to see and my mom was constantly blocking that i’d assume that something was wrong with my mother.

If you are going to have kids here and there without a care in the world, please explain to me how anyone expects such a person to really be there for those kids. Not only are you dealing with the kids alone, but you have to deal with the mothers aswell and you all know with so many women, it is not only emotionally draining, but mentally draining aswell. That is why some men cut off their presence and send money to these women to support these kids. Did they even love them, and if not, how do you expect them to really love these kids when they were just relieving themselves for the road. When all is said and done, it is the kids who suffer and if you are the woman who stays with the kids then you also suffer to a certain extent. Money will provide you with the material needs and you will be comfortable, but it will not help when the child is all broken and asking questions here and there and is angry or bitter. But hey, sometimes having someone around who doesn’t want to be around or forcing them is worse than not having them around.

Seems like the “reporter” is jaded when it comes to women. At this point celebrity men (whether it be sports or movies) know some women are out to get them. Why are they not protecting themselves instead of blaming the women. Anyway I like Royce and hopefully her and Dwight can be amicable enough to co-parent

Dwight seems like a cool dude judging by his past interviews but he is probably speaking up now because he was perceived as the “bad” one in the situation because he had his and her lips on LOCK! Nevertheless, kudos to him for being in his child’s life though because that seems to be a rarity nowadays.
Royce..so you’re coming back after all huh girl? You know you weren’t leaving that show! Haha. I like her on there though. I hope the editors show more positive things on this season because the cattiness is kind of played and if you are going to be angry with someone, at least have a legitimate reason for doing so >_> (BBWLA)
BTW: Their son is such a cutie pie!

I think that if either parent is gonna be a negative influence, they don’t need to be around. I didn’t meet my father until I was 23 yrs old. He was a drunk who couldn’t hold down a job, so my mother left and never looked back. My brother and sister grew up with their dad, who was also no damn good (selfish and lying), and people would always say they were luckier than me and would turn out better because they knew their father. Boy were all the naysayers wrong. Because I didn’t grow up around a drunk weakling, I never took on those traits, but my sister constantly dates losers who steal from her purse, like she grew up seeing Daddy do Mommy, and my brother hits his baby mama, also like he saw Daddy to Mommy. I turned out better because my punk ass Pops WASN’T on the scene, so if you can’t be a good role model, best to step off, mother or father!

“Hopefully me and my son’s mom will come to a better agreement for my son”…..
“I understand. With some of my teammates, they try so hard to be around their kid, and then the mother of their child makes it so hard.”

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If Royce made this statement, Dwight would be suing her within a nano-second.

DON’T BE HYPOCRITICAL. If you can issue a gag order for Royce not to mention your name or even hint at your likeness, then you should respect the same rules that you placed upon her. And yes, insinuations do count as negative comments.

Dwight is so nice (and cute)!!! I actually got to meet him he was in Louisville this summer and his arms are really that big! And his teeth are really that white and pretty! LOL anyways I hope him and Royce get it together for the sake of that cute little boy. As for as Royce returning Im not surprise theyve all threatened to quit at some point . None of the janks are going anywhere except Meeka she might not want to come back! lol

Imo, when u become a parent u have 2 put ur feelings on the back burner and concentrate on the best interest of the child. And the child benefits from both parents so u should consider that and move on. Idk why ppl want the court system all in their business when u can sit down as adults and work out visitation on ur own. It’s when u still have feelings(wether it be love,hate or both)that u cant come to an agreement.

i refused to have kids with a person i couldn’t get along with. relationships dont always work out, whether you had kids in our OUT of wedlock. my parents were married before i was born, and stayed married just long enough for my mother to have my sister. after that they were kaput, and not without reason, but they couldn’t seem to get it together and just raise us the best way they could. there were plenty of arguments my sister and i had no business being a part of, plenty of he said, she said that we had no business hearing. add both of their post-marriage relationships, and it was a recipe for disaster. not saying my sister and i are awful people, but there was a lot of unnecessary struggle. i say this because if that’s the person you made a child with, both of you need to stop this stupid tug-of-war and give that boy what he needs. just because you’re a father with money doesn’t mean your son doesn’t need his mother. and just because she’s his mother doesn’t give her the right to say that she has everything her son needs. he needs BOTH of them. i would say try and be friends, because you have a bond that no person can break through that child. but if that isn’t possible, at least try and be cordial, and never let your kids see you two actin up.

although he should’ve known better then to indulge himself with that thang, he’s right; his son does need him and just do what’s best and not what’s easiest. also, the magic needs help or he’ll be playing for another team just like the no-ring-king.

when you lay down with easy lays and you relieve yourself in her, dont you kinda know that you will have some offspring to be a daddy to and pay for thru the wazoo? Are you drunk that night and just dont care?

Yall need to follow Royce’s brother and best friend on twitter. He may have a gag order on her, but not them. They were going in on him yesterday about how he never calls to ask for his son. When he does see him, he leaves him with a nanny. AND HE HAS 3 KIDS BY 3 DIFFERENT WOMEN!!!!

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